Here go the crowds – lines of people! 2500 in the morning, 2500 in the afternoon. The park managers are still working on the details to maintain the public impact on this precious place.
Late afternoon! Crowds of folks have left by now! Very glad to capture a nano second or this magical place!
Arequipa – opening a convent door to a nun’s quarters!
This is a “contemplative order”. The nuns pray all day. They were allowed servants! And their rooms were comfortable with adornments, some very elaborate!
The earthen pottery are for the wash. The pool, now filled with greenery, is where the nuns would practice rituals.
Rose garden in the convent.
Water came from outside the convent through the narrow channel to drip into the wash tubs.
– Marty Brennan SpryMichael Pulitzer Jr Margaret Dickson — at Convento De Santa Ana Arequipa.
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